MEDIA ADVISORY: CoolCalifornia City Challenge awards, prize money presented

Date

October 21, 2014

Release Number

14-79

Contacts

Melanie Turner

Public Information Office

melanie.turner@arb.ca.gov

(916) 322-2990

DIAMOND BAR - On Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, the Air Resources Board will announce the winner of the CoolCalifornia City Challenge, a statewide competition that encourages local communities to make a difference by reducing their carbon footprints. The winning city will earn the prestigious title, “Coolest California City,” gaining bragging rights, recognition and a cash award. The second and third runner-up cities will be named a “Cool California City.” Cities participating this year included Arcata, Burlingame, Chula Vista, Claremont, Corona, Mission Viejo, Long Beach, Lynwood, Rancho Cucamonga and Riverside.

WHO: The California Air Resources Board, winners of the CoolCalifornia City Challenge and their mayors, and the California Bear of Energy Upgrade California™

WHAT: Presentation of awards to California’s “Coolest California City” and “Cool California Cities” by ARB Chairman Mary D. Nichols

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. Late afternoon Board item.

WHERE: Auditorium, South Coast Air Quality Management District Headquarters, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, 91765

Or tune in to the webcast of the Air Resources Board meeting after 2 p.m. to watch for this Board item.

CARB is the lead agency in California for cleaning up the air and fighting climate change to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. Its mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air and climate pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy.